UPDATE 1-Germany's Schaeuble wants to rebalance EU Commission's role BERLIN, July 30- Germany's finance minister wants to correct the balance between the European Commission's political role and its regulatory powers, reflecting concern in Berlin over the EU executive's neutrality as its political clout grows. A spokeswoman for the German Finance Ministry said on Thursday that Wolfgang Schaeuble had raised the idea at a...
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| By: Hans-Edzard Busemann

UPDATE 3-Volkswagen lowers sales goal as China growth slows down VW expects China sales growth to grind to halt. BERLIN, July 29- Volkswagen lowered its global sales forecast on Wednesday and said it was braced for stagnant volumes in China, after years of double-digit growth in its biggest market. The German carmaker, which overtook Toyota as the world's largest carmaker by sales in the first half of this year, has long seen...
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UPDATE 2-German business morale brightens as Greece jitters ease *Iran deal likely boosted industry expectations-economist. BERLIN, July 27- Business confidence in Germany unexpectedly improved in July after two monthly drops as an agreement between Greece and its creditors for talks on a third bailout lifted the mood at firms in Europe's largest economy. Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn said the easing of the crisis had...
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| By: Michelle Martin

UPDATE 1-German business morale brightens in July as Greek situation eases BERLIN, July 27- Business confidence in Germany improved in July after two monthly drops as an agreement between Greece and its creditors for talks on a third bailout lifted the mood at firms in Europe's largest economy. Hans-Werner Sinn, president of Ifo think tank, said the easing of that crisis had helped boost sentiment in Germany. Last week Germany and Iran...
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| By: Michelle Martin